ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MET WITH SYRIAN TEMPORARY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN ARMENIAMarch 5, 2005 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Baghdasarian has met with Temporary Charge d'Affaires of Syria in Armenia Hassan Raslan, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the republic, the Press Service of the Armenian National Assembly reported. The Syrian diplomat noted the progress in the Armenian-Syrian relations: inter-state agreements were signed, cooperation fields were defined. In his turn Artur Baghdasarian said he was sure that the activities of the next Ambassador will have an effective impact on the bilateral relations. The parties also noted the importance of the Armenian community of Syria, as well as the friendly attitude of the Syrian authorities to the Armenian community. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |